Difference between revisions of "Fairfax Moresby Kerr"
From The Dreadnought Project
(Update appts) |
(update Wikipedia links to use HTTPS) |
||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
* [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Fairfax+Moresby+Kerr Service Records] | * [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_rv=simple&_q=ADM+Fairfax+Moresby+Kerr Service Records] | ||
* [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | * [[Fourth D.F. (Royal Navy) at the Battle of Jutland]] | ||
| − | {{WP| | + | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfax_Moresby_Kerr}} |
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
Revision as of 13:02, 11 July 2017
Commander Fairfax Moresby Kerr, R.N. (8 September, 1884 – ) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Kerr was appointed in command of the first-class torpedo boat T.B. 5 on 21 January, 1913.[1]
In January, 1914, Kerr was appointed in command of the destroyer Fairy.[2][3]
Kerr commanded the destroyer Christopher at the Battle of Jutland, where she operated as part of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla.[4]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Oliver C. Warner |
Captain of H.M. T.B. 5 21 Jan, 1913[5] |
Succeeded by Owen C. Hare |
| Preceded by John J. C. Ridley |
Captain of H.M.S. Fairy 3 Feb, 1914[6] |
Succeeded by Guy K. Twiss |
| Preceded by Eric Q. Carter |
Captain of H.M.S. Christopher Oct, 1915[7] |
Succeeded by Frederick T. Peters |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Norman Jun, 1916[8] – Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by Charlie F. Bush |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 399.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 313.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 316.
- ↑ Battle of Jutland Official Despatches. pp. 34, 44.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 400.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ Kerr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1919). p. 854.
